Volkswagen Golf Workshop Service and Auto Repair Manuals

• Rear bush for wishbone
• Rack and pinion steering
• Suspension strut
• Safety steering column
• Universal joint shaft, steering column
• Caliper
• Drive shafts
• Front bush for wishbone
• Wishbone
• Anti-roll bar
• Camber adjusting screw
• Tie rod, adjustable

The front wheels are located by wishbones and suspension struts which are attached to the body via rubber bushes. The pivot points are so designed that a negative steering roll radius is obtained ().

The wheel bearing housing is secured by a ball joint to the wishbone and by a hexagon headed bolt and an eccentric bolt (for camber adjustment) to the suspension strut. Vehicles with the 81 kW engine have an anti-roll bar.

The coil springs on the suspension strut are divided into load groups and are allocated according to the vehicle weight.

When the suspension moves up to the end of its travel, and additional spring (hollow rubber spring) which is located under the upper strut mounting comes into effect.

The shock absorber piston and piston rod are mounted directly in the strut tube. In cases of excessive wear the complete unit must be replaced. A heavy duty shock absorber is obtainable for vehicles used on rough roads.

The wheel hub transmits the driving force from the drive shafts via splines to the wheels. The hub is mounted in the wheel bearing housing in a double row ball bearing.

Steering wheel and column are connected to the rack and pinion steering box by a short shaft with two universal joints. Two tie rods- right one is adjustable- connect the steering box to the wheels. The lower steering collumn mounting is designed so that when excessive force is exerted from the front a retaining spring disengages and the column can be pressed to the side.